[Medical-Head]

Also Cincinnati prepares itself for another night of racial tension,
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[VO-NAT]
and Campbell County authorities release a picture of a yesterday's bank robber.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]

The mother of a Cincinnati teen killed by police gunfire- today speaks out for justice.

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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=NEWS 7]
The fatal shooting of Timothy Thomas has brought unrest to Cincinnati- three nights of violence has prompted a curfew in the city-
Tonight for the second night in a row no one will be allowed out- between 8pm and 6 tomorrow morning.
is following the story and has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Cincinnati, OH;]
[SUPER=01-Mayor Charlie Luken/Cincinnati;]
[SUPER=01-Angela Leisure/Thomas' Mother;]
[SUPER=01-Terisa Estacio/CBS News;]
[SUPER=01-Chief Thomas Streicher/Cincinnati Police;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=CBS News, Cincinnati.]
((MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE WERE CUFFED AND CARTED AWAY FOR VIOLATING
CINCINNATIS CITYWIDE CURFEW ON THE FIRST NIGHT IT WENT INTO EFFECT.
CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE CRACK DOWN IS NECESSARY TO QUELL THE VIOLENCE AND
THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO LET UP ANY TIME SOON.
Mayor Charlie Luken/Cincinnati. We have certainly suffered this week.
RIOTS HAVE PLAGUED THE CITY EVER SINCE A WHITE OFFICER, STEPHEN ROACH,
FATALLY SHOT TIMOTHY THOMAS LAST SATURDAY.
ROACH REPORTEDLY SHOT THOMAS -- WHO WAS WANTED FOR 14 MISDEMEANOR
CHARGES -- AS HE FLED ON FOOT. THE OFFICER IS CURRENTLY ON
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
THOMAS MOTHER SAYS HER SON HAD BEEN HARASSED BY THE POLICE BEFORE AND ROACH SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR KILLING HER SON.
Leisure. I want him to go through the system for taking my sons life.
Terisa Estacio/standup at church. Funeral services for Timothy Thomas
will take place here Saturday afternoon. Black leaders have begged
the community to come in peace. The nation of Islam has been called in
to handle the anticipated big crowd. Still, local authorities are worried.
Chief of Police Thomas Streicher:
Saturday will be crucial for us. We think it will be a large turnout and a potential time for us
THIS IS THE FOURTH SHOOTING OF A BLACK MAN SINCE NOVEMBER. THERE HAVE
BEEN 15 SINCE 1995.
PROSECUTORS WILL DELIVER THE CASE TO A GRAND JURY ON MONDAY. THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT ALSO PLANS TO INVESTIGATE THE SHOOTING. TE, CBS NEWS,
CINCINNATI))

[5-Philly-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire]

A fatal fire in Philadelphia this morning- Five men and two women died in the blaze.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA]

Now Philadelphia's fire commissioner says the owner of the building had been citred before- about 14 years ago- for having an illegal boarding home there.
The three story building had 28 rooms- Many of the residents were elderly and disabled.
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[SOT 10:36:10]
[IN Q=]
((THEY'RE MOSTLY MENTALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE AND THE TWO WOMEN TOOK GOOD CARE OF THEM ALL.. THEY NEVER BROUGHT ANY OF THEM OUT.))
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=any of them out.]
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[VO-NAT]

The fire commisioner says the building was in disarray and full of trash bags-
He says it had smoke detectors and an alarm system, but they did not appear to work. No word yet on the cause of the fire.
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[5-Roanoke-Fire]

A barking dog and a quick-thinking neigbor helped save a South Roanoke woman and her daughter from a house fire this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

38-year-old Sandra Jones and her 2-year-old daughter Cassandra Ramsey are doing O-K.
They were inside their house sleeping this morning when a fire broke out in the basement.
Their Pekinese puppy, Holly, barked and woke them up.
Neighbor Richard Cummings heard their screams for help and ran and got his ladder.
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[sot 13:45:30 - :38]
[IN Q=Just thank God]
((RICHARD CUMMINGS/NEIGHBOR: JUST THANK GOD THE LADDER WAS HERE. IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE LADDER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD'VE DONE.))
[SUPER=01-Richard Cummings/Neighbor;]
[RUNS=:08]
[OUT Q=we would've done.]
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[VO-NAT]

Firefighters found the puppy inside.
She'd stopped breathing.
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[SOT 13:37:09 - :22]
[IN Q=It was lifeless]
((LT. WILLIAM GALE/ROANOKE FIREFIGHTER: IT WAS LIFELESS, SO I BROUGHT HIM OUT AND DID A LITTLE CPR ON HIM AND GAVE HIM A HEART MASSAGE AND JUST BREATHED INTO HIS MOUTH AND FINALLY HE STARTED COMING AROUND AFTER TWO OR THREE MINUTES. AND THEY TOOK HIM DOWN TO THE SIDEWALK AND GAVE HIM SOME OXYGEN.))
[SUPER=01-Lt. William Gale/Roanoke Firefighter;]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=gave him some oxygen.]
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[VO-NAT]

Mother, daughter and dog are all doing OK.
Their house had 60-thousand dollars in damage.
Firefighters are still investigating what caused the fire.
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[5-Hotel-Baby]

A newborn baby was found in a toilet at the Wyndham Hotel this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The infant was rescued from the water by emergency medical personnel, and they say "the baby began breathing."
City police say the mother and her boyfriend were in the hotel room together, when Hotel Security responded to the 9-1-1 call. Mother and child were taken to Carilion Community Hospital. She's "stable," but the baby boy is now said to be in "critical" condition in pediatric intensive care.
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[ANCHOR=JEAN]
[GRAPHIC=None]

No word yet on whether charges will be placed.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
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Coming up next on the newscast, American authorities say the evidence shows a Chinese pilot is to blame for the collision that started an international incident,
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[VO-NAT]
and foot and mouth disease has Europeans looking for alternate sources of meat- Now a Texas rancher says the solution may come with a drumstick.
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[Commercial Break #1]

[5-China-Plane]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The Bush administration says Chinese pilots are flying dangerously close to American surveillance planes.
Now less than a week before China and the U-S get together to discuss the latest incident, American authorities say they have the pictures to prove it.
Chris Lawrence has the latest.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Donald Rumsfeld/U.S. Secretary of Defense;]
[SUPER=01-Chris Lawrence/CBS News;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=CBS News]
((This is how close the Chinese have been flying to U-S.
surveillance planes...
nat sot/pilot : "must be 20 feet off the wing"

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld used video and photographs of
recent encounters with Chinese pilots to blame China for the collision
between the surveillance plane and the fighter jet.
SOT: Secretary of Defense - Donald Rumsfeld
".... clear that the pilot intended to harass the crew.... not the first
time."
Rumsfeld also said the crew of the downed spy plane desperately
executed procedures for destroying classified information and equipment
before the plane was boarded by Chinese troops.
SOT: Rumsfeld
"The crew went through their checklist and did everything they could in
that regard to getting through the checklist."
But it is not clear if all sentive material was destroyed.
The United States continues to adopts a tougher tone towards China,
signalling a new stage in diplomacy over the incident.
and while the political manuevering continues, the US crew is prepares
to return home .
(Standup: Chris Lawrence.....Crew leaves early tomorrow...... )))

[5-Bank-Robbery]

Authorities say they've identified the woman who allegedly held up a Campbell County bank yesterday afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Bank Photo]

23- year- old Dominique Love Jackson is suspected of robbing the SunTrust Bank on Timberlake Road.
Investigators credit bank employees and customers with helping them identify a suspect.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 9:33:27]
[IN Q=The bank personnel]
((INVEST. D.G. DOWDY/CAMPBELL CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: THE BANK PERSONNEL DID A GREAT JOB, ALSO SOME WITNESSES AT THE BANK, THEY GOT A LICENSE NUMBER TO THE VEHICLE AND THAT WAS CRUCIAL IN US IDENTIFYING WHO SHE WAS AND BEING ABLE TO TRACE THAT INFORMATION BACK TO THE VEHICLE'S OWNER. WE'VE MADE AN IDENTIFICATION FROM THE BANK PHOTOS, WE HAVE WARRANTS ON FILE NOW FOR HER.))
[SUPER=01-Invest. D.G. Dowdy/Campbell Co. Sheriff's Dept.]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=now for her.]
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[VO-NAT]

Jackson is from the northern Virginia area.
Dowdy says there were at least two other bank robberies there today.. the suspect in both matched Jackson's description.
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[5-Internet-Filters]

A new law requires libraries that receive certain federal funds to install filters that block out obscene material.
Its called the Children's Internet Protection Act and some area libraries say the law puts them in a catch 22.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 1:06:53]
[IN Q=Filters generally]
((DIANE ADKINS/PITTSYLVANIA CO. LIBRARY: FILTERS GENERALLY FILTER OUT NOT ONLY PORNOGRAPHY BUT ALSO USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING RESEARCH SO ITS BECOME A VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM FOR LIBRARIANS TO NEGOIATE FRANKLY.))
[SUPER=01-Diane Adkins/Pittsylvania Co. Library]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=to negoiate frankly]
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[VO-NAT]

The new law is set to take effect this month.
But now the American Library Association and the A-C-L-U are fighting to block the law.
Tonight at six, we'll tell you why and how this issue may be resolved in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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[5-Emu]

The beef crisis in Europe has increased the demand for alternative sources of meat.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-College Station, TX]

One option is the (EE-Myoo) Emu --an exotic bird.
Until recently, owning an Emu ranch in U-S was not a profitable business.
But with the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease taking a toll on the European beef industry --that could soon change.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT10:33:31]
[IN Q=It has a taste similiar]
((DEBORAH PATTISON/TEXAS EMU RANCHER: IT HAS A TASTE SIMILAR TO VENISION AND IT'S EXTREMELY LEAN. FAT CONTINENT WISE IT'S LOWER IN FAT THEN BISON, CHICKEN, FISH, ))
[SUPER=01-Deborah Pattison/Emu Rancher]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=than chicken, fish]
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[VO-NAT]

The only problem is that right now there are no U-S-D-A plants that process Emu that are European union approved.
But two plants are expected to open within the next 60 days.
Experts say that big advantage of emus over cattle is that they are not susceptible to Foot and Mouth disease.
Currently, there are 180 emu ranches operating in the U-S.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Coming up next, we'll see if we can egg Jacey Birch into telling us about some Easter festivities.
[LIVE=Jacey Full Microwave]
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[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=News 7 at 5 continues.]

[COMM BREAK #2]

[5-Feature]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jbi]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

As many of us prepare for the Easter Holiday... it's likely that nobody is as excited as all the youngsters who will be hunting Easter eggs.
The Salvation Army will be hosting one of the many hunts in the area and
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean/Jacey]

Jacey Birch is at Jackson Park now where the people are preparing to hide the eggs.
[LIVE=Jacey Full]

[SUPER=#555][tease#3]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#Tease 3]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Coming up in sports, Roy Stanley tells us why the state's top basketball player has sky high expectations,
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[VO]
Also we'll tell you why the latest person thrown off of Survivor says she should have been more evil.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I really had]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=everything like that.]

[REV NET Announcement]

[5-White-House]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Easter]

Members of the White House Kitchen staff were up to their elbows in boiled eggs and chocolate this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]

Assistant Chef John Moeller and his staff were busy preparing nearly seven thousand eggs for boiling and coloring.
They're for the annual White House Easter Egg roll being held on Monday.
Moeller also whipped up a special 51 pound hollow egg made out of chocolate.
It will be filled with marzipan treats featuring White House dogs Spot and Barney.
The Easter Egg Roll is an annual tradition that dates back to 18-78 and President Rutherford B. Hayes.

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If you are in the mood to create something on a smaller scale, you will want to check out our website of the day.

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[VO]
The "family-dot-com" website has some fun suggestions for eaaster baskets, egg hunts and other crafts.
It provides the inspiration to make baskets out of flower pots and others that look just like the Easter Bunny.
To find some fun projects for the family this weekend,
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look to our website of the day. You can find it through a link to our page at WDBJ7-dot-com.

[S5-Sky]

Thank you Jean and good afternoon everybody and welcome to the Friday 2 minute ticker.
[GRAPHIC=UVA logo]

A Virginia Cavalier is the state women's player of the Year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :]

Sophomore Sky Larue received the honor today from the Sports Information Directors from across the state.
LaRue led the Cavaliers averaging 18 points and 11 rebounds a game. Virginia made it to the N-C-double-A losing in the first round.
LaRue and several of the other starters return next year.
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[TALENT=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Sports Logo]

The S-I-D's also named James Madison head coach Bud Childers as coach of the year.

[S5-Storm]

The Roanoke Express trails the Toledo Storm two games to one in their best of five playoff series. The Express must win tomorrow night in order to keep it's season alive.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night; :00]

The Express fell to the Storm 4 to 3 last night at the Round House in game three of the series. Toledo would score four first period goals and that was all the Storm needed. Toledo holds off an Express charge to take back the edge in the series.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio]
[SUPER=01-Perry Florio/Express Head Coach; :02]
[SUPER=01-Dennis Holland/Toledo Head Coach; :17]
[SUPER=01-Calvin Elfring/Express Defenseman; :32]
[SUPER=01-John Sadowski/Express Forward; :44(quick!!!!)]
[RUNS=:52]
[OUT Q=......what hurt us..."]
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[ANCHOR=roy]
[GRAPHIC=ticker]

We'll have more on the Express coming up at six and Jean will be back right in a moment.

[5-Amber]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Survivor]

What seemed like a lasting alliance fell apart on last night's episode of Survivor. Two former Ogakor tribe members turned on one of their own.
As Bob Winsor tells us Amber Brkich (BUR-kitch) was the target.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Amber Joy Brkich/Former Contestant; :00]
[SUPER=04-"Survivor 2"; :12]
[RUNS=2:08]
[OUT Q=Bob Winsor reporting.]
((AMBER BRKICH SAYS: ON THE OUTSIDE IM A NICE CHARMING GIRL BUT ON THE
INSIDE I HAVE A COUPLE OF MEAN BONES.
TRACK: THAT WAS AMBER JOY BRKICH LAST FALL AS SHE PREPARED TO MAKE THE
TREK TO THE OUTBACK. BUT POOR AMBER NEVER DID SHOW THOSE MEAN BONES.,,IN
FACT.. SHE WAS THE GIRL NEXT DOORTHE QUIET CASTAWAY. TOO NICE TO GET
VICIOUS...Nat sound Survivor
BUT BACK HOME IN PENNSYLVANIA, AMBER IS ANYTHING BUT SHY AND QUIET..nat
sound 4-wheel .WHEN SHE'S NOT ROUGHING IT OUTSIDE ON HER QUAD, SHE'S
INSIDE THE GYM WORKING ON HER ABS.
Nat sound gym or show
TRACK: MANY FELT SHE WAS A FOOT SOLDIER TO JERRI, BUT AMBER SAYS HOLD
ONI WAS JUST PLAYING THE GAME.
AMBER SAYS OC ) JERRI AND I WEREN'T 100 PERCENT ALIKE BUT I JUST FELT
MY STRATEGY WAS..NOT TO MAKE ANY ENEMIES AT ALL SO I GOT ALONG WITH HER
AND DIDN'T LET ANYTHING GET ON MY NEERVES DIDN'T LET THINGS BOTHER
ME..AVOID ARGUMENTS..
TRACK: ALTHOUGH AMBER DOES ADMIT THAT HER DAY IN THE OUTBACK WOULD
EVENTUALLY COME, BUT SHE DIDN'T EXPECT TO GET THE BOOT THIS EARLY.
AMBER SAYS OC: YOU GET UP AND YOURE STANDING THERE HOLDUING YOUR TORCH
AN OH MY GOSH THIS IS REALLY HAPPENINGIT WAS A VERY WEIRD FEELING ITS
TRUE IT WAS LIKE YOURE GONE
TRACK: BUT HER LOW- KEY STRATEGY FINALLY WAS UNCOVERED..AND ALTHOUGH SHE
LASTED LONGER THAN MOST.. AMBER ADMITS HER FOCUS SHOULD HAVE CHANGED
LATER ON IN THE GAME.
AMBER SAYS OC: I TRUSTED THE PEOPLE FROM MY ORIGINAL TRIBE TOO MUCH AND
HERE THEY HAD FORMED AN ALLIANCE WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE TRIBE
ONCE YOU GET TO THE MERGE YOU DO HAVE TO BE MORE DEVIOUS AND SCOUT OUT
THINGS
TRACK: BACK HOME, AMBER ENJOYS SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH HER
FAMILY..THERE'S HER PARENTS VAL AND CHERYL..HER SISTER, NICOLEAND HER
BROTHER..VALENTINE. IN RETROSPECT, THE EXPERIENCE WAS A DEFINITE REALITY
CHECK
AMBER SAYS OC: ITS NOT THAT IM SAYING IM NOT HAPPY I DIDN'T GET TO DO
IT I M SO GLAD I GOT TO DO IT BUT.PLEASE DON'T SEND ME BACK THERE.
TRACK: FOR CBS..THIS IS BOB WINSOR REPORTING)
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